THE PLAY OF THE WEEK
Do you feel like you’re juggling ten priorities and making progress on none of them?
Here’s something that will change your game: Steve Martin focused on improving one skill for every decade. One skill for a decade.
In his 20s, he became a ridiculously good comedian. From 30 to 40, he committed to being a world-class actor. From 40 to 50, he mastered the banjo. From 50 to 60, he became a world-class painter.
Comedy. Acting. Banjo. Painting. Ten years of laser focus on one thing at a time.
I’m not quite Steve Martin, but I love the power of laser focus for 90 days. For the first 90 days of this year, my one thing was returning to keynote speaking at the highest level. I developed “The Performance Edge” keynote, built the business model, and started making invitations.
One goal. Ninety days. Ridiculous results.
Without that focus, we’re all over the map. If you focus on one thing for the next 90 days, you’ll stand out from the crowd.
GET ON THE ICE
Ready to harness the power of laser focus? Here are your questions:
- What is the one goal or skill you’ll focus on for the next 90 days that if you played full out will dramatically improve your results?
- What does success look like in 90 days, three months from now?
- The Stop/Start/Continue Framework:
- What is the one thing you need to stop doing immediately?
- What is the one thing you need to start doing?
- What is the one thing you need to continue doing?
- What is the one thing you need to do more of?
- What is the one thing you need to do less of?
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“Focus is a matter of deciding what things you’re not going to do.”
― John Carmack